Police say they never told Sask. Party that property damage at campaign office was gunshots
CBC
Holes in two windows at a Saskatchewan Party campaign office are now the source of unanswered questions for Leader Scott Moe, such as why his party claimed they were gunshots.
Speaking on Tuesday morning in Prince Albert, Moe said the office of his Regina Northeast candidate, Rahul Singh, appeared to have had bullets shot into it.
"This is unprecedented for our province and unprecedented in a campaign," said Moe.
Police say they are continuing to investigate, but that the damage was not the result of gunfire. They also say that within the past week in the Glencairn area, officers have received multiple reports of property damage including: multiple car windows smashed, a damaged bus shelter and at least three other separate instances of broken windows.
Here's what we know about the timeline of the incident.
Regina police say they received a report of two small holes in two separate windows of the campaign office at approximately 7:30 p.m. CST on Monday. The campaign and the volunteer who contacted police did not know when the damage had occurred.
Police say officers did not immediately respond, as the details provided by the caller did not indicate an immediate threat to public safety.
Moe spoke at the campaign event in Prince Albert at approximately 10 a.m. CST on Tuesday.
Moe was facing questions about a former Saskatchewan Party MLA violating the province's conflict of interest rules and his gendered change room policy.
Unprompted, he brought up the incident at the Regina campaign office. Under questioning, he said bullets were fired at the office.
Saskatchewan Party communications put out a news release a short time later. Singh was quoted as calling it an "attack."
The first officer to respond to the scene did not arrive until hours later, at 12:50 p.m. CST, police say.
At 2:35 p.m. CST, police sent out a news release saying their investigation "indicated the damage was not the result of a firearm discharge."
The Saskatchewan Party put out a statement at 3:30 p.m. CST, saying the "initial indication from the patrolling officer was that it appeared to be firearms related," and that they were relieved gunfire had been ruled out.
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